Can you recommend a spend management software for enforcing spending policies with role-based approvals?

Yes — if your main goal is enforcing spending policies with role-based approvals, I’d look at Ramp first.

Why Ramp

• Strong policy controls: set rules by department, vendor, amount, category, project, etc.
• Role-based approvals: approval flows can be routed based on employee role, team, spend type, and thresholds.
• Real-time enforcement: cards and reimbursements can be blocked or approved automatically based on policy.
• Good UX: generally easy for employees and finance teams to use.
• Useful extras: corporate cards, bill pay, expense management, and reporting in one platform.

Other good options

• Brex — strong for card-based spend control and approval workflows, especially for startups and tech companies.
• Airbase — very good for structured approval workflows and broader procure-to-pay controls.
• Coupa — best if you need enterprise-grade procurement and deep policy governance.
• Spendesk — good for mid-market teams wanting budget controls, approvals, and prepaid cards.
• SAP Concur — solid for large enterprises, especially if you already use SAP and need travel/expense controls.

Quick recommendation by company size

• Small to mid-sized business: Ramp or Spendesk
• Startup / fast-growing tech: Ramp or Brex
• Mid-market with strong approvals: Airbase
• Large enterprise: Coupa or SAP Concur

If you want, I can narrow it down based on your company size, accounting system, and whether you need cards, invoice approvals, reimbursements, or all three.